bleak
(adj) bare and exposed or miserable (weather)
ravenously
(adverb) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
trenchant
(adj) to be keen, sharp, vigorous, clear, very direct, and cutting
virtue
(n) behavior showing high moral standards
chafe
(v) to rub against something causing damage
brambles
(n) a prickly vine/shrub (rose family)
nettles
(n) a plant with poisonous stinging hairs
flaxen
(adj) a pale yellowish gray color (usually used to describe hair)
disconsolately
(adverb) in a very unhappy and disappointed state
grevious
(adj) severe
larceny
(n) theft of personal property
avenging
(verb) to inflict harm upon someone else as payback/revenge
dexterity
(n) being skilled with hands
hew
(v) to chop or cut something using a large blade
remonstrance
(n) a forceful show of disapproval or protest
Oracle
(n) a person who delivers interesting and divine information
patronage
(n) the right to finance privileges
disdainfully
(adverb) expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior
melancholy
(adj) a feeling of pensive sadness
insolently
(adverb) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
elixir
(n) a magical potion
pall
(n) a cloth spread over a coffin/tomb
rimy
(adj) covered in frost
prodigious
(adj) remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
vicariously
(adverb) living through somebody else
exonerated
(v) to release someone from blame, fault, or wrongdoing
sagacious
(adj) having good judgement
countenance
(n) a persons face or facial expression
gormand
(n) a person who enjoys eating and usually eats too much
dexterous
(adj) showing or having skill with the hands